Arnold Genthe

Arnold Genthe

American Photographer · 1869–1942

33 works on LinkedCulture

> I was determined to show people a new kind of photography: there would be no stilted poses; as a matter of fact, no poses at all. I would try to take my sitters unawares, at a moment when they would not realize that the camera was ready. I would show them prints in which a uniform sharpness would be avoided and emphasis laid on portraying a person's character instead of making a commonplace reco

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A Mixed Crowd, Old Chinatown - San Francisco

A Mixed Crowd, Old Chinatown - San Francisco

Getty Museum · about 1900–1906

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[Anna Duncan dancing]

[Anna Duncan dancing]

Getty Museum · 1916–1936

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Anna Pavlowa

Anna Pavlowa

Getty Museum · about 1915

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Balcony Shadows

Balcony Shadows

Getty Museum · about 1920–1925

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Dancer

Dancer

Getty Museum · negative about 1920; print 1926

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[Eleanora Duse]

[Eleanora Duse]

Getty Museum · about 1924

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Eleanora Duse

Eleanora Duse

Getty Museum · 1925

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[Fishing Nets]

[Fishing Nets]

Getty Museum · about 1910

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Greta Garbo

Greta Garbo

Getty Museum · about 1925

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[Isadora Duncan and Group]

[Isadora Duncan and Group]

Getty Museum · about 1917

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Margaret Anglin

Margaret Anglin

Getty Museum · about 1927

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[Margaret Anglin as Electra]

[Margaret Anglin as Electra]

Getty Museum · about 1927

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Merchant with Bodyguard

Merchant with Bodyguard

Getty Museum · about 1896–1906

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Miss Tillie Losch and Harald Kreutzberg

Miss Tillie Losch and Harald Kreutzberg

Getty Museum · 1927

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Modern Torso

Modern Torso

Getty Museum · about 1918

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Mrs Patrick Campbell

Mrs Patrick Campbell

Getty Museum · 1902

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[New Orleans Lullaby]

[New Orleans Lullaby]

Getty Museum · 1922

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Opium Smoker, Chinatown, San Francisco/[The Opium Fiend]

Opium Smoker, Chinatown, San Francisco/[The Opium Fiend]

Getty Museum · 1905

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Otis Skinner (in "Kismet")

Otis Skinner (in "Kismet")

Getty Museum · 1912

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[Portrait of Madge Evans]

[Portrait of Madge Evans]

Getty Museum · about 1929

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[Portrait of Ruth St. Denis]

[Portrait of Ruth St. Denis]

Getty Museum · 1915–1930

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[Portrait of Ruth St. Denis]

[Portrait of Ruth St. Denis]

Getty Museum · 1920–1929

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[Portrait of Ruth St. Denis]

[Portrait of Ruth St. Denis]

Getty Museum · 1920–1929

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[Ruth St. Denis]

[Ruth St. Denis]

Getty Museum · 1920–1929.

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[Ruth St. Denis]

[Ruth St. Denis]

Getty Museum · about 1918

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Ruth St. Denis

Ruth St. Denis

Getty Museum · about 1927

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[Ruth St. Denis kneeling in prayer]

[Ruth St. Denis kneeling in prayer]

Getty Museum · 1915–1930

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[Ruth St. Denis seated]

[Ruth St. Denis seated]

Getty Museum · 1920–1929

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San Francisco, April 18, 1906

San Francisco, April 18, 1906

Getty Museum · negative 1906; print 1920s

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[Water Lily]

[Water Lily]

Getty Museum · 1930

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Window and Stairway of the Old Ursuline Convent, New Orleans

Window and Stairway of the Old Ursuline Convent, New Orleans

Getty Museum · about 1920–1926

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[Woman Wearing a Fortuny Dress]

[Woman Wearing a Fortuny Dress]

Getty Museum · about 1920

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[Woman Wearing a Fortuny Dress]

[Woman Wearing a Fortuny Dress]

Getty Museum · about 1920

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